EM19 Yorkshire Dales Mixture
(upland meadow)
Wild meadow mixtures are harvested directly from wild sites and are therefore more variable than our other mixtures.  Based on several years of analysis we present the main composition by seed number of species present in a typical harvest.  The actual composition of each harvest will vary and will include small amounts of a wide range of species that do not appear in the analysis.  Because ancient meadows are a finite and precious  resource, seed supplies from these sources are limited and we are only able to offer these mixtures subject to harvest and availability.

 

EM19 Yorkshire Dales Mix is harvested from SSSI meadows in the Yorkshire Dales.  Plants growing in the harsher conditions high in the Pennine dales have become adapted in their growth and flowering to shorter summers and colder winters.  The dales meadows are famous for their richness and colour and have been created by centuries of traditional farming.  The ecological adaptability and the species content of the mixture makes this a most suitable mixture for projects in the north.

 

The typical composition of EM19 is as follows:

 

EM19 Yorkshire Dales Mixture (upland meadow)
%  

wild flowers
(% seed by number)

common name
1.0   Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed
1.5   Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear
1.0   Conopodium majus Pignut
1.2 Euphrasia nemorosa Eyebright
1.0   Hypochaeris radicata Cat’s-ear
1.2 Leontodon autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit
2.0   Leontodon hispidus Rough Hawkbit
1.5   Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
3.0   Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
2.6   Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle
1.0   Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel
1.0   Trifolium pratense Red Clover
%    

grasses and sedges
(% seed by number)

  
12.0   Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
1.5   Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
3.0   Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass
26.0   Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dogstail
2.0   Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot
7.0   Festuca ovina Sheep’s Fescue
12.0   Festuca rubra Red Fescue
0.5   Helictotrichon pratense Meadow Oat-grass
10.0   Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog
2.0   Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass
5.0   Phleum bertolonii Small Timothy
1.0   Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass
 
 

 

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